Pastoralists in the wildlife-rich East African rangelands use diversification into conservation and tourism as a strategy to supplement livestock-based livelihoods and to spread risk. Tourism incomes are an important alternative source during drought, when livestock incomes decline. However, tour...
Bedelian, Claire
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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[Trade-offs for climate-resilient pastoral livelihoods in wildlife conservancies in the Mara ecosystem, Kenya]
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Trade-offs for climate-resilient pastoral livelihoods in wildlife conservancies in the Mara ecosystem, Kenya
Blue monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni) are seasonal breeders with a dynamic mating system in which typical one-male social units are regularly disrupted and replaced by multi-male ones. The number of males in the group is correlated with the number of oestrous females. We used observations...
Mugatha, Simon M.
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Cords, M.
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Maitima, J.M.
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[Dynamics of male residence and female oestrus during a breeding season of blue monkeys in the Kakamega Forest, Kenya]
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Dynamics of male residence and female oestrus during a breeding season of blue monkeys in the Kakamega Forest, Kenya
Climate change and variability can severely constrain the productivity of pastoral herds by reducing water availability, forage production and quality, and hence the carrying capacity of rangelands. In particular, the risk of heavy livestock losses suffered during recurrent severe droughts associ...
Megersa, B.
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Markemann, A.
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Angassa, A.
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Piepho, Hans-Peter
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Zarate, A.V.
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[Impacts of climate change and variability on cattle production in southern Ethiopia: Perceptions and empirical evidence]
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Impacts of climate change and variability on cattle production in southern Ethiopia: Perceptions and empirical evidence
To be effective in promoting the conservation of migratory wildlife, recipients of payment for ecosystem services (PES) must be willing to accept payment along the entire migratory corridor. This paper investigates spatial variation in willingness to accept (WTA) payments made by the Wildlife Con...
Leeuw, Jan de
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Kifugo, S.C.
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Osano, P.
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Leeuw, Jan de
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[Spatial variation in the willingness to accept payments for conservation of a migratory wildlife corridor in the Athi-Kaputiei Plains, Kenya]
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Spatial variation in the willingness to accept payments for conservation of a migratory wildlife corridor in the Athi-Kaputiei Plains, Kenya
The problem
Various studies show that the developing world experiences and will continue to experience a rise in consumption of animal proteins, particularly in cities, as a result of continued urbanization and income growth. Given the relatively large water footprint (WF) of animal products, thi...
Bosire, Caroline K.
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Lannerstad, Mats
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Krol, M.S.
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Ochungo, P.A.
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Hoekstra, A.Y.
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[Urban consumption of meat and milk and its green and blue water footprints—Patterns in the 1980s and 2000s for Nairobi, Kenya]
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Urban consumption of meat and milk and its green and blue water footprints—Patterns in the 1980s and 2000s for Nairobi, Kenya
Context: The timing and synchrony of births are important components of fitness among ungulates living in seasonal environments.
Aims: We investigated the effects of rainfall variation on interannual variation in the timing, synchrony and prolificity of births for six African ungulate species in...
Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Piepho, Hans-Peter
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Dublin, H.T.
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[Responses of phenology, synchrony and fecundity of breeding by African ungulates to interannual variation in rainfall]
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Responses of phenology, synchrony and fecundity of breeding by African ungulates to interannual variation in rainfall
Wildlife conservation is facing numerous and mounting challenges on private and communal lands in Africa, including in Kenya. We analyze the population dynamics of 44 common wildlife species in relation to rainfall variation in the Nakuru Wildlife Conservancy (NWC), located in the Nakuru-Naivasha...
Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Kuloba, B.
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Piepho, Hans-Peter
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Kanga, E.
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[Wildlife population dynamics in human-dominated landscapes under community-based conservation: The example of Nakuru Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya]
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Wildlife population dynamics in human-dominated landscapes under community-based conservation: The example of Nakuru Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya
We identify and map critical spatial factors grouped into natural, human, social, financial and physical capital assets, which largely determine livelihood options, strategies and welfare of agro-pastoral communities in a semi-arid district of southern Kenya. Our approach builds upon new, relativ...
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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[Livelihood mapping and poverty correlates at a meso-level in Kenya]
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Livelihood mapping and poverty correlates at a meso-level in Kenya